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Whitechapel Road, 1965.
hidden

Unseen 1960s Photos of London's East End

A hidden archive of glorious Kodachrome, rediscovered.
Anika Burgess February 12, 2018
A railway tunnel, Finland.
abandoned

Finding the Beauty in Nordic Ruins

Stark, wintry photographs of Northern Europe’s abandoned buildings.
Anika Burgess February 7, 2018
Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Photo Antiquities Museum

Its vintage camera collection gives a snapshot of the past as viewed through a photographic lens.
Ancient cryptomeria cedar trees line both sides of the Daimonzaka trail.
unesco

Hiking Kumano Kodo, a Remote Ancient Pilgrimage Route in Japan

Follow in the footsteps of 10th-century emperors.
Ali Jaffe February 2, 2018
Centerville, California, May 9, 1942. The family's name and identifying symbol are painted on the bags. The tags display the number assigned to the family.
photography

How Photographers Captured the Incarceration of Japanese Americans During WWII

A new exhibition examines a dark history.
Anika Burgess January 26, 2018
The USS <em>Leviathan</em> with dazzle paint, January 1919.
photography

The Painstaking Process Behind Those Wild WWI Naval Paint Jobs

"Dazzle" paint was first tested on tiny model ships.
Anika Burgess January 19, 2018
victorian

The Intricate Craft of Using Human Hair for Jewelry, Art, and Decoration

Your guide to the four techniques of hair work.
Anika Burgess January 12, 2018
Path to Carrive Mass Rock.
sacred spaces

The Secret Paths That Led Ireland’s Catholics to Forbidden Mass

Passages to salvation from a time of persecution.
Anika Burgess January 10, 2018
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania operating amphitheater, 1915.
medicine

Student Life at the First Medical College for Women

The pioneering women who faced jeers and discrimination to become doctors.
Anika Burgess January 4, 2018
astronomy

A Star Photographer On Chasing the Hidden Beauty of the Universe

For over 20 years, Dr. Travis Rector has been documenting elusive cosmic matter.
Ashawnta Jackson December 29, 2017
Drawing, 1932.
holidays

J.R.R. Tolkien Is Our Favorite Father Christmas

For 23 years he role-played in holiday letters to his children.
Anika Burgess December 21, 2017
<em> Empire City Skating Rink</em>, c. 1868
new york city

Ice Skating in New York Has Always Been Magical

And here are the vintage images to prove it.
Anika Burgess December 20, 2017
manuscripts

The Most Amazing Archival Treasures That Were Recently Digitized

Thousands of priceless images, books, documents, and more are now at your fingertips.
Anika Burgess December 15, 2017
Permanently Closed
Lima, Peru

The Diana Room

A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.
A series of color-enhanced images of Jupiter, taken by NASA's <em>Juno</em> spacecraft, September.
space exploration

2017 Was an Astounding Year for Space Images

From super moons to Saturn's rings to distant galaxies.
Anika Burgess December 13, 2017
A detail from an oil painting, <em>Life and Death</em>, depicting half-woman, half-skeleton figure bearing a scythe, 18th century.
skulls

How Humans Have Embraced Life, With Images of Death

Masterpieces of memento mori.
Anika Burgess December 7, 2017
A neem tree poking through a shop in Varanasi, India, from <em>Wise Trees</em>.
books

2017's Most Wondrous Photography Books

Great gifts for the impossible-to-shop-for.
Anika Burgess December 1, 2017
food

This Food Was Once Packaged Military Rations

You can make combat rations look better, but they still won’t taste good.
Anne Ewbank November 29, 2017